December 2010

SINS E-Newsletter – Top 10 CPG /Retail Stories of 2010

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Tweet Well, with the exception of a few more days, 2010 is officially in the books and it definitely has been a year with plenty of interesting developments. Since we launched our weekly e-newsletter in February, the response has been phenomenal and we are happy that we are adding value to our retailer and supplier [...]

Industry Response: Price Tag / Scanner Accuracy Really Grinds My Gears

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Tweet Back in November, I posted an article to this blog regarding the number of pricing inaccuracy issues and lack of staff understanding of the industry voluntary code that protects consumers. Read it here. Today, I heard back from the industry associations responsible for developing the voluntary code. In order to provide a fair and [...]

SINS Market Visit Report: Pop-Up Retail NYC

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Tweet As was coined by Newton “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”. The recent (and continuing) downturn in the US market has hatched a new retail concept. As retailers faltered and freed they freed up a large volume of retail space, as we saw during our recent visit to New York. [...]